Since it was published in 1991, Annabel Karmel's essential guide to feeding babies and young children has become a word-of-mouth classic. For 15 years this book has remained the number-one bestselling book on food for children and it is consistently in the Top 20 Hardback non-fiction titles in the UK - an amazing achievement.

Now for the very first time there is a brand-new, illustrated edition of the New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner. Annabel has brought her collection of mouthwatering recipes up to date, with new dishes, handy advice and tips and stunning colour photographs. She makes it easy for mums to give their child the best start in life with fresh home-cooked food. Plus Annabel offers time-saving menu charts to help you shop and plan ahead, and takes you effortlessly through each stage of feeding your baby and toddler, all based on her experiences as a busy mother of three.

Give this classic bestselling cookbook as a special gift to a friend, or enjoy using it in your own kitchen and your baby is guaranteed the very best start in life.

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Annabel Karmel is the UK's best-selling author on baby and children's food. She is an expert in devising tasty and nutritious meals for children without the need for parents to spend hours in the kitchen. As a busy working mother of three, she has first-hand experience of the difficulties of feeding young children while knowing how important it is to provide them with healthy and tasty food.

She wrote her first book, The Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner in 1991 and this became big hit and has now sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Since then, Annabel has gone on to write 21 books on feeding babies and children , family meals as well as teaching children how to cook.

She has created the UK's the number one branded range of chilled ready meals aimed at young children , Eat Fussy, as well as innovative baby foods all sold in supermarkets. She also launched equipment for making baby food and her menus are served in theme parks, hotels, nurseries and holiday parks nationwide.

Her popular website www.annabelkarmel.com has more than 70,000 members and offers parents delicious recipes for babies, children and adults as well as information on all aspects of nutrition.

Annabel was awarded an MBE in June 2006 in the Queen's Birthday honours for her outstanding work in the field of child nutrition.

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'I used a book by Annabel Karmel. She's a miracle woman' -- Jools Oliver--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The classic, bestselling cookbook for babies and toddlers - for weaning and beyond

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

My husband & I purchased this book on the advice of our health visitor and have not looked back since. The daunting task of weaning our son (he is our first) was made very simple by following the sensible & practical advice about nutrition & the introduction of new foods to babies & toddlers Annabel Karmel offers.By starting our son slowly on baby rice for the first two weeks as suggested & then gradually introducing more adventurous foods, we now have a healthy, lively & energetic 19 month old, who eats everything that is placed in front of him with no fuss.The recipes ranging from 'Lovely Lentils, Baked Sweet Potato & Orange' to 'Fillets of Fish in Cheese sauce' have meant that our son has been eating balanced & nutritious meals without additives or preservatives since he was four months old.The meal planners are invaluable, saving time when there is little by having a weekly straight forward outline that is simple to follow. Freezing recommendations & portion guidelines have halved the time spent in the kitchen as favourite recipes can be stored for use at a later date & we get to spend more time with our son.For our son's 1st birthday all the dishes were made using this cookbook and the adults loved the variety of food on offer as much as the children. Some family favourites are 'Chicken with cornflakes' & 'My favourite pasta with broccoli'I highly recommend this book as a first recipe book for parents facing the weaning process.

I bought this book on the recommendation of so many mums, and it was a great help to get started through the minefield of weaning - I found the first and second stage recipes a great help, although some of the second stage ones are a bit too similar.

Unfortunately, having now reached the 9-12 month section, I'm finding it a bit less useful. The recipes still seem to be based around creating a purée, when my 9-month old is quite happy with lumps and likes finger food. I was also very surprised to see the 9-12 month menu planner with milk feeds 5 times a day, and had hoped for some direction in reducing these.

I notice Amazon package this book with the 100-purée book - having bought one and borrowed the other from the library, I'd say the content is about 90% the same, so save your pennies and just buy one!

I bought this book as a guide and it wasn't a realistic one: trying to follow Karmel's meal planners was the most ridiculous amount of pressure I put myself under that I now laugh at myself for even attempting it. But first-time mums just want to do the best before they learn what's best!

This book consisted of using all my free time preparing meals whilst my baby slept.

Trying a new food doesn't need to consist of turning it into a full-blown casserole. Keeping it simple was really what made us both happiest.

Too many ingredients (some of which are not suitable), too much pressure to give babies something new every meal of the day - just give me the time and energy to achieve it and then I'll be ready to recommend this book.

The book has a general introduction, then sections on first stage and second stage weaning, 9-12 months, and toddlers. In the first stage weaning section there are 4 seven day meal planners. In subsequent sections there are seven day meal planners. There is also general information in each section.

I found the general information useful and interesting. But - to my own surprise - despite this I am not very keen on the book and would not recommend it as "the only weaning book you will ever need". I see it more as being a useful back-up. There are three reasons for this.

First, I didn't find that the section on first stage weaning provided me with enough information and guidance. I was very nervous about weaning, and really wanted something which gave much more information about suggested feeding amounts. As a result I tended to rely much more on Gina Ford's weaning book.

Second, I don't feel entirely confident about the protein content in some of the main meal recipes. My understanding is that a baby aged between 9 and 12 months needs about 50g animal protein a day - but the meat and fish meal servings here just don't seem to me to provide anything like this amount. Maybe I'm missing something - but I don't want to have to worry about this.

Third - I found that my baby absolutely refused to eat a very high proportion of Annabel's recipes, particularly the vegetable ones. I don't think this is just because he is a fussy eater - because he really isn't. He just gobbles up the recipes from other books without any complaints. But Annabel's are surprisingly unpopular. I'm not sure why this might be. The only thing I can think of is that many of the recipes are very simple - perhaps they have been over-simplified? Or perhaps my baby is just an odd-ball!Read more ›

This book covers everything from what to introduce, when and how - not only food groups but texture/consistency, meal planners, ideas for toddlers and information about nutrition.Babies ARE little humans but with different dietry requirements to adults and whilst at the correct stage they can eat what we eat this book gives tips on how to ensure your baby receives a nutritious diet for optimum physical and mental development.To the reviewer who states you dont have to give avocados, squash etc to be a good mum (have you actually read the book?) indeed you dont but not only are you developing your childs taste buds to accept a large range of nutritious foods but for example studies have revealed a strong correlation between increased glutathione intake and decreased risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer. In addition laboratory analysis has shown that avocados contain 76 mg of beta-sitosterol per 100 g of raw, edible fruit - thus promoting lower cholesterol levels (not to mention the mono-unsaturated fats) - whilst not sampling such foods does not make anyone a "bad mum" I'm sure the majority of parents want to offer such food groups because of the advantages highlighted above.This book helps parents introduce these foods into the diet in a baby friendly and digestible way and combines them with other foods for maximum benefit (ie, iron with vitamin C to aid absorption)In my opinion the book is a good balance of recipes and information, enough for you to feel informed without being left baffled which in turn means you can add your own variations to the dishes.Read more ›